Hayko Cepkin
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Hayko Cepkin (born March 11, 1978 in İstanbul) is a Armenian origin Turkish musician who is mostly known for the unique music he constructs that ranges from alternative rock to melodic tunes.
Beginnings
After graduating from high school, Hayko Cepkin studied music at the Mimar Sinan University for two years and took courses in solfège and harmony at the Timur Selçuk Modern Music Center. After one more year at İstanbul Academy, he started performing next to several famous Turkish artists such as Ogün Sanlısoy, Aylin Aslım, Koray Candemir and Demir Demirkan and collaborated on albums of several artists. Picking up knowledge as being composer along the way, Hayko contributed to the works of the artists listed above in contributing to the albums such as Murathan Mungan's “Söz vermiş Şarkılar” which Aylin Aslım sang with Murathan as a duet.
Career
In 2005, Hayko went on to form a band he named after himself Hayko Cepkin. The band members were Umut Töre (guitarist), Onur Şengül (bass) and Murat Cem Ergül (drummer) and Hayko as lead singer. Onur eventually left the band just before the release of second album because of his busy schedule and replaced by Sedat Oğuzsoy (bass).
Many of the songs Hayko had composed throughout his life appeared in his first album Sakin Olmam Lazım released in 2005. It included range of music from hints of classic Turkish blends to raw angst present in his rock tracks. Some of the singles released from this album include "Yarası Saklı", "Görmüyorsun", "Fırtınam", "Son Kez" and the infamous "Zaman Geçti". The album received lots of airplay, support for the unique style as well as the lyrics.
In June 2007, Hayko released his follow-up second album titled Tanışma Bitti. The first single "Yalnız Kalsın" found great success in the Turkish music charts. Attaining great following, Hayko performed at the annual Turkish rock music festival "Rock'n Coke Festival" and sang at sell out concerts throughout Turkey.
Discography
Sakin Olmam Lazım (2005)
Track listing:
- "Yarası Saklı" – 4:27
- "Hüzünle Karışık" – 4:17
- "Son Kez" – 4:48
- "Görmüyorsun" – 3:04
- "Eller Aldı" – 4:21
- "Seninki Dert Mi" – 4:50
- "Boşluk" – 4:19
- "Ben Gideyim" – 4:08
- "Fırtınam" – 5:01
- "Hangimiz Masumuz" – 5:07
- "Zaman Geçti" – 7:02
Tanışma Bitti (2007)
Track listing:
- Yalnız Kalsın - Intro *
- Yalnız Kalsın *
- 777 - Intro
- 777
- Bertaraf Et *
- Sonra Görüşelim
- Sıkı Tutun - Intro
- Sıkı Tutun
- Kaos - Intro
- Kaos*
- Ölüyorum
- Siren
- Melekler - Intro*
- Melekler *
- Bilmezsin
- Bonus
Sandık (2010)
Track listing:
- Sandık
- Yol Gözümü Dağlıyor
- Gelin Olmuş
- Balık Olsaydım
- Sahibi Yok
- Doymadınız
- Açtırdınız Kutuyu
- Sandığım Hazır
- Yolun Sonu (Classical Remix of Yol Gözümü Dağlıyor)
Filmography
- 2005: Balans ve Manevra as guitarist
- 2008: Çocuk[1] as İsfendiyar
- 2009: İstenmeyen Tüyler (a television film)